Then the elders of his city shall send and bring him from there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
His city. Strict enquiry was made into the circumstances attending the manslaughter, Numbers xxxv. 12. If the refugee was proved guilty, he was delivered up to the next relation of the deceased to be put to death. (Haydock)